A Dangerous Visitor from Deep Space

A Dangerous Visitor from Deep Space

On June 2, 2016, at 3:56 AM an asteroid 10 feet across came directly at the earth from behind Mars. The asteroid exploded just 70,000 feet above the surface of the earth over the desert region between Phoenix and Tuscon, Arizona. The explosion was recorded on seismic detectors and the flash was as bright as the mid-day sun. The asteroid was traveling at 42,200 MPH. The resulting explosion was equivalent to 10 Kilotons. That is roughly 2/3 the size of the Hiroshima, Japan atomic blast. The object was only milliseconds away from striking Tuscon. If this had exploded over a large populated area there would have been serious destruction and casualties.

When the asteroid exploded, local doppler radars picked up the debris falling to the surface. That means there are several pieces of meteorite material in the desert just north of Tuscon. An object like this was just a shot across the bow for some of the larger objects being found as of late are at least a mile wide. Pray one of those monsters doesn't come to the surface of the earth.

Doctor Mike Moon PhD.